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Dianne
Wiessinger is a lactation consultant whose
down-to-earth, entertaining web site is full of interesting and helpful information
for everyone from a woman preparing to breast feed to a professional looking for
resources for their practice.
This web site
offers an explanation of La Leche League’s philosophy, breast feeding information
for families as well as professionals, a product catalogue, conference information
and a link to contact La Leche League
Breastfeeding.com
offers a mom-to-mom support site with everything from “From Our Experts to photo
contests.
Baby Milk Action
is a non-profit organization which works to strengthen controls on the marketing of
the baby feeding industry.
Dr. Newman is a pediatrician
who runs a breastfeeding clinic at Women’s College Hospital in Toronto. He is a
popular speaker at breastfeeding conferences and has made available through this web
site, his “Breastfeeding Management Patient Handouts”.
The World Health Organization has developed The
International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes. If you would like to know
more about this code,
look
here.
The Infant
Feeding Action Coalition works to promote, protect and support
breastfeeding, the implementation of the International Code of Marketing Breastmilk
Substitutes, and resolutions of the World Health Assembly.
The Quintessence Foundation
is a non-profit organization whose mandate includes breastfeeding education for
health professionals and the general public. One of their goals is to raise the
awareness of the benefits of breastfeeding and the need for community support.
The World Alliance for
Breastfeeding Action is a global network of individuals and organizations
concerned with the protection, support and promotion of breastfeeding. WABA works in
liaison with UNICEF and believes that breastfeeding is the right of every child and
mother.
Breast reduction surgery can have an
impact on breastfeeding your baby. Visit
this site for
information and support. |